Our Gina, a 1988 1.6TD Hi-top will be pulling a Cabanon trailer tent for this seasons camping holidays.
I've had a poke around the forums, and I'm still not sure if she will benefit from an oil cooler.
Cheers in advance!!
Do I need an oil cooler?
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
I wouldn't have thought so. trailer tents are not as heavy as caravans
unless you plan to go somewhere very hot and do hill climbing with it attached.
Still it can't hurt
you must have a big family if your towing a trailer tent.. Does no one sleep in the van?
unless you plan to go somewhere very hot and do hill climbing with it attached.
Still it can't hurt
you must have a big family if your towing a trailer tent.. Does no one sleep in the van?
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
It's oil temps that kill engines, the 1.6TD is fairly overworked as it is, it can only benefit from a oil cooler.
Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
make shure you fit a thermostat between engine and your new cooler
Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
faggie wrote:make shure you fit a thermostat between engine and your new cooler
What sort of thermostat are you refering to?
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
Many thanks for your replies.
The camper and trailer tent combo is just for getting the best of both worlds if you like.
The TT as a base for a week or two, then we can explore with the van and kit! The van is used for outings and long w/ends mostly though.
Anyway!! I like the idea of an intercooler if it will give the engine an easier time.
Any recommendations of size/positioning/take-off points would be gratefully received.
The camper and trailer tent combo is just for getting the best of both worlds if you like.
The TT as a base for a week or two, then we can explore with the van and kit! The van is used for outings and long w/ends mostly though.
Anyway!! I like the idea of an intercooler if it will give the engine an easier time.
Any recommendations of size/positioning/take-off points would be gratefully received.
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
jacko4 wrote:I like the idea of an intercooler if it will give the engine an easier time.
I thought you wanted an oil cooler, not an intercooler?
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
ringo wrote:faggie wrote:make shure you fit a thermostat between engine and your new cooler
What sort of thermostat are you refering to?
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Ringo you can fit a sandwich plate with a thermostat in it so your not cooling the oil straight away
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
just sounds like extra things to go wrong and leak if engine gets hot it will dump heat out through water jacket, my beetle manages with no cooler and only 4 pints of oil in the sump!
dont fix it if its not broke cos after you finish it will be!
Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
James - I've got one fitted - I was just wondering if that's what faggie was talking about.
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Re: Do I need an oil cooler?
Yep! 
Oil cooler not intercooler, you can tell I need a bit of guidance on this subject.
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